Brown Diving Beetle vs Spined Hylaeus

Agabus brunneus compared with Hylaeus cornutus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Spined Hylaeus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Spined Hylaeus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Colletidae
Genus	Agabus	Hylaeus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hylaeus cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Spined Hylaeus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Spined Hylaeus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Spined Hylaeus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Spined Hylaeus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden